Come Downtown for a Meal and a Good Cause on May 16th!

The Inns of Rockport are sponsoring a kick-off fundraiser for Motif no.1 Day festivities at The Blue Lobster Grille in the heart of downtown Rockport. Come for lunch or dinner (or both!) and 20% of your check will support Rockport Festivals programming. A big thank you to the Inns of Rockport and to the Blue Lobster Grille for their support. Come enjoy a meal with your friends, neighbors and fellow festival supporters on Thursday, May 16th.

Kim's Walk of Hope: Your Chance to Honor Your Loved Ones

12th Annual Kim's Walk of Hope
Saturday, May 5th, 2012 at 10am at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockport
In memory of those loved ones lost to cancer.
Visit: kimswalkofhope.com for more information.

Please contact Amy Rich (sister of Kim) at 978-325-0428 or at amyrichstein@gmail.com for more information.

Rockport Schools Alumni & Friends Fundraiser!

Rockport alumni and friends of Rockport schools are participating in the Motif #1 Day 5K on May 19th to raise funds to feed malnourished children all over the world.
Please visit http://crowdrise.com/Rockport to learn more about "Rockport Reunion Charity Run" and our mission, and to join our team or make a donation! You can also find us on Facebook by searching for "Rockport Reunion Charity Run." 


Contact Christina Chadwick Willcox at 631-365-3279 or christinawillcox@gmail.com for more information.

Put On Your Dancin' Shoes!

Rockport Festivals is excited to announce our first community event of 2011. We are kicking off the season with our Spring Fling, a Community Dance for all ages at Rockport's beautiful & newly restored Community House. We think it's a great way to bring Rockporters (and anyone else who wants to come) together for an evening of tunes, dancing, Twin Lights soda, and cupcakes.  What could be better than that? Now don't panic if you aren't much of a dancer - some people (on our own Festivals Committee no less) are too shy, or dignified, or whatever, to bust a move in public. That's okay. You can stand on the perimeter of the dance floor and roll your eyes - just as long as you come.

Thursday, April 14th

6 to 9 pm

Rockport Community House

on Broadway in Rockport

While this event is a fundraiser for the programming we do for the town's festivals, Motif No. 1 Day and HarvestFest, we want everyone to be able to come, so admission is "Pay-What-You-Can", and you can make your donation right at the door - no advance purchase necessary.

A few more highlights of the evening? Our Motif No. 1 Photo Booth. Yes, that's right. We're bringing the Motif indoors just for the evening, so don't miss this chance to get your photo taken with Rockport's famous icon. And finally, we're revealing our commemorative Motif No. 1 Day poster the night of the dance. This is the 4th poster in our annual series of Motif No.1 Day posters featuring the work of Rockport artists. These pieces are highly collectible, produced in a limited run.

We look forward to seeing our Cape Ann friends and neighbors, shop keepers and inn keepers, gallery owners and restauranteers, professionals and families -- everyone! -- on April 14th. Just e-mail us at rockportfestivals@gmail.com with any questions.

See you there!

Lemonade Stand in Dock Square...

...also featuring organic chocolate cupcakes & organic blueberry cake. Rockport Festivals Committee members Anne Hyde and Sue Andersen are shown above, wowing patrons ready for a refreshing lemonade. Donations accepted, with all proceeds going toward this year's Rockport HarvestFest the weekend of October 16th.

Look for our lemonade (or hot chocolate) stand to be set up in Dock Square a few times throughout the year as we welcome Rockporters and visitors with a cold beverage or a warm drink - depending on the season. It's fun to see people we already know and meet people we don't, spread the word about the great things happening downtown and raise money for Rockport Festivals' programming, all in one fell swoop.

Come on down y'all! The stand is up until 4:30 or the lemonade runs out...